“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.” - Psalm 119:18.
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2014
Today's Chapters: Luke 10-11
Message Title: Being A Christian
Hello My Friend,
The world, and probably the majority of religions view Christian's as those who do good, perhaps they believe in God, know that Jesus is a real person, attend church, give to charities, and even give their time to help others. Sometimes they are seen as the opposite, hypocrites, wicked, and proud, as though they think they are better than them. So, what exactly is a Christian? The word Christian means little Christ or follower of Christ, those who believe in and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour become Christian's as they learn and grow in the doctrines of Christ. True Christian's are not only believers of the only begotten Son of God's death, burial, and resurrection, they have accepted Him into their lives, and follow His doctrine, which makes them not only a Christian, but His disciples, which He appoints Himself. “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” - John 15:16.
Jesus didn't have just twelve disciples that walked with Him in His ministry, He had many, their number one task was to preach the Gospel. Jesus appoints seventy more, and instructs them on how they were to tell the world about His death, burial, and resurrection. “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.” - Luke 10:1-3,10-12,16.
Jesus does not tell us to do anything that He would not do Himself, in fact, when we are lead to preach the Gospel, no matter where He takes us, He is right there with us. Many will not accept us or Him, but at least we have done our part in telling them, the rest between them and Jesus. “For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” - Romans 14:11,12.
Many will reject Christ because they do not believe that they are sinners, a man asked Jesus what he had to do to inherit eternal life. When He told him, the man had another question. “But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” - Luke 10:29-33,36,37.
Jesus gave an illustration of a poor Jew in need of help, but the only one willing to help him was the good Samaritan, who was despised of the Jews. The man was ignored by those who he thought were his friends, only to find compassion by the very person he would never help himself. It shows the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward those who reject Him. We must realize it's not our works of righteousness that makes us a Christian, it's knowing Christ personally as our Saviour and showing His love through our actions. People, even those who do not know Christ “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.” - 1 John 4:11-13.
If you have accepted the Lord, Jesus Christ as your Saviour, and are living your life through Him, than you are a witness and a testimony of the wonderful, miraculous, life giving life thatHe has given you. Not seeing God work in your life, even as a Christian? Perhaps it's time to do the one thing needed in order to get God's attention, pray. The disciples were with Jesus as He was praying, when He stopped they asked Him to teach them how to pray. “And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” - Luke 11:1-4,9,10.
Prayer, it means to ask, it's the one and only way we can communicate with God on a one to one basis. We can do good all we want to others, but unless we talk to Him ourselves and ask Him for what we need, we are not going to see Him do much in our own lives. God wants a relationship with us, He wants more than us just doing good for others in His name, He wants us talking to Him, singing to Him, praising Him for all that He does in our lives, despite the circumstances we face. As we develop a relationship with Him, we will start to see Him bless our own lives. “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” - 1 John 5:14,15.
Today's Prayer: God, I want to be a witness and a testimony for others to see the amazing life that they too can have when they place their faith and trust in Your Son. Thank You Lord, for all the joys, sorrows, and tears you place before me so I can be a witness and a testimony for Your glory. Lord, lead me and guide me, help me to not only follow in the footsteps of Your Son, but to also pray without ceasing. I have confidence in knowing that anything I ask in His name I will receive because You said so. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Today's Chapters: Luke 10-11
Message Title: Being A Christian
Hello My Friend,
The world, and probably the majority of religions view Christian's as those who do good, perhaps they believe in God, know that Jesus is a real person, attend church, give to charities, and even give their time to help others. Sometimes they are seen as the opposite, hypocrites, wicked, and proud, as though they think they are better than them. So, what exactly is a Christian? The word Christian means little Christ or follower of Christ, those who believe in and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour become Christian's as they learn and grow in the doctrines of Christ. True Christian's are not only believers of the only begotten Son of God's death, burial, and resurrection, they have accepted Him into their lives, and follow His doctrine, which makes them not only a Christian, but His disciples, which He appoints Himself. “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” - John 15:16.
Jesus didn't have just twelve disciples that walked with Him in His ministry, He had many, their number one task was to preach the Gospel. Jesus appoints seventy more, and instructs them on how they were to tell the world about His death, burial, and resurrection. “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.” - Luke 10:1-3,10-12,16.
Jesus does not tell us to do anything that He would not do Himself, in fact, when we are lead to preach the Gospel, no matter where He takes us, He is right there with us. Many will not accept us or Him, but at least we have done our part in telling them, the rest between them and Jesus. “For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” - Romans 14:11,12.
Many will reject Christ because they do not believe that they are sinners, a man asked Jesus what he had to do to inherit eternal life. When He told him, the man had another question. “But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” - Luke 10:29-33,36,37.
Jesus gave an illustration of a poor Jew in need of help, but the only one willing to help him was the good Samaritan, who was despised of the Jews. The man was ignored by those who he thought were his friends, only to find compassion by the very person he would never help himself. It shows the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward those who reject Him. We must realize it's not our works of righteousness that makes us a Christian, it's knowing Christ personally as our Saviour and showing His love through our actions. People, even those who do not know Christ “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.” - 1 John 4:11-13.
If you have accepted the Lord, Jesus Christ as your Saviour, and are living your life through Him, than you are a witness and a testimony of the wonderful, miraculous, life giving life thatHe has given you. Not seeing God work in your life, even as a Christian? Perhaps it's time to do the one thing needed in order to get God's attention, pray. The disciples were with Jesus as He was praying, when He stopped they asked Him to teach them how to pray. “And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” - Luke 11:1-4,9,10.
Prayer, it means to ask, it's the one and only way we can communicate with God on a one to one basis. We can do good all we want to others, but unless we talk to Him ourselves and ask Him for what we need, we are not going to see Him do much in our own lives. God wants a relationship with us, He wants more than us just doing good for others in His name, He wants us talking to Him, singing to Him, praising Him for all that He does in our lives, despite the circumstances we face. As we develop a relationship with Him, we will start to see Him bless our own lives. “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” - 1 John 5:14,15.
Today's Prayer: God, I want to be a witness and a testimony for others to see the amazing life that they too can have when they place their faith and trust in Your Son. Thank You Lord, for all the joys, sorrows, and tears you place before me so I can be a witness and a testimony for Your glory. Lord, lead me and guide me, help me to not only follow in the footsteps of Your Son, but to also pray without ceasing. I have confidence in knowing that anything I ask in His name I will receive because You said so. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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